2013 first snow in Craig

Trees throughout the city of Craig were weighed down by the snow Friday morning. Craig Parks and Recreation had dump trucks and trailers clearing the debris.
Photo by Noelle Leavitt Riley

A tractor dumps fallen trees into a truck, helping Craig Parks and Recreation clean up city roads. Heavy snow that fell Thursday night and early Friday morning weighed down trees to the point of breakage.
Photo by Noelle Leavitt Riley

Craig City Park wood carvings were covered in snow Friday morning after Craig's first snow storm of the season.

Deer wander in the snow of a Craig resident's backyard Friday morning after the city's first show storm of the season.
Photo by Noelle Leavitt Riley

Von Wilson pulls a large tree branch from in front of his home on Seventh Street on Friday morning. The first major storm of the season brought several inches of heavy snow that took a toll on many trees in the area.
Photo by John F. Russell

Douglas Wipper shakes the snow from the tree in front of his home on Missouri Avenue on Friday morning. Residents woke up to several inches of snow that took a toll on trees and power lines.
Photo by John F. Russell

Allison Harris walks past downed trees Friday morning along Seventh Street in downtown Steamboat Springs. The first major storm of the season brought several inches of heavy snow that took its toll on many trees in the area.
Photo by John F. Russell

Branches hung low over many streets on Friday in Craig after snowfall Thursday night, like this tree on East Victory Way.
Photo by Nate Waggenspack

Trees all across Craig had limbs weighed down by snow, which compacted on the branches and leaves, such as this limb on the 600 block of Legion Street.
Photo by Nate Waggenspack

Cristiann Reyes, from left, along with sisters Alexei and Hali works on loading a large branch into the back of a truck Friday outside a residence at 728 Breeze St. After snow fell in Craig on Thursday night, trees fell and limbs broke under the extra weight of snow and leaves.
Photo by Nate Waggenspack

This photo taken at 728 Breeze St. shows some of the damage wrought in Craig by heavy snowfall Thursday and Friday.
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